STAT 200 Survey Data Collection Form
General Background
What is your gender?
Male
Female
No response
What is your race?
Caucasian
African-American/Black
Native-American
Hispanic
Asian
Other
No response
What is your age?
years
What is your height in inches?
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
inches
What is your weight?
pounds
What do you think is your ideal weight?
pounds
Appearance/Attraction
What is your hair color?
Black
Dark Brown
Light Brown
Blonde
Red
Auburn
Other
No response
What is your eye color?
Blue
Green
Hazel
Brown
Black
Red
Other
No response
Which of the following are you most attracted to in another person?
Hair
Eyes
Smile
Lips
Chest
Butt
Legs
Clothes
Voice
Other
No response
Rate the relative importance of personality versus looks on a scale of 0 (personality most important) to 9 (looks most important) in deciding whether or not to date someone.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Which of the following do you think is the most important feature in another person?
Looks
Sense of humor
Loyalty
Independence
Trust
Intelligence
Outgoingness
Wealth
Easy to talk to
Other
No response
What hair color are you most attracted to?
Black
Dark Brown
Brown
Light Brown
Blonde
Red
Other
No response
What eye color are you most attracted to?
Black
Blue
Green
Hazel
Brown
Other
No response
Education
What is your semester standing?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Other
No response
What is your cumulative grade point average?
In what college is your current major?
Agricultural Sciences
Arts and Architecture
Business Administration
Communications
Earth and Mineral Sciences
Education
Engineering
Health and Human Development
Liberal Arts
Science
Undeclared
How many times have you changed your major?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
times
How many credits are you taking this semester?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
credits
How many hours a day do you typically spend studying?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
hours
What time do you prefer to study?
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Anytime
No response
How many classes do you usually skip in a week?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
classes
Do you believe cheating on an exam is wrong?
No
Yes
No response
About how many times have you cheated on an exam?
times
Do you feel that you made the right choice in deciding to come to PSU?
No
Yes
No response
Residence
Do you live on-campus?
No
Yes
No response
Greek?
No
Yes
No response
How many people do you live with?
people
Are there persons of the opposite sex living in your "unit"?
No
Yes
No response
Health/Exercise
Do you smoke?
No
Yes
No response
Does your mom smoke?
No
Yes
No response
Does your dad smoke?
No
Yes
No response
How many times a week do you exercise?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
times
What is your primary reason for exercising?
Weight control
Reduce stress
Health
To socialize
To get muscular
Enjoyment
Other
No response
Do you prefer to exercise alone or with company?
Alone
With company
No response
Do you prefer to exercise with a person of the same sex?
No
Yes
Doesn't matter
No response
Are you (or do you think you are) overweight?
Overweight
About right
Underweight
No response
When you exercise, do you run (jog, walk, etc.)?
No
Yes
No response
When you exercise, do you feel better about yourself afterwards?
No
Yes
No response
On a scale of 0 (no stress) to 9 (lots of stress), how stressed are you at the present time?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
What time of day do you prefer to exercise?
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Anytime
No response
Do you think your self-esteem has risen since coming to college?
No
Yes
No response
How many hours do you usually exercise in a given workout?
0.5
0.75
1.0
1.25
1.5
1.75
2.0
2.5
3.0
hours
Food
Where do you usually eat?
Dining hall
Your room/house/apt
Restaurants
No response
How many meals do you usually eat a day?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
meals
About how many calories do you consume each day?
calories
Do you usually choose foods that are low in fat?
No
Yes
No response
Do you usually choose foods that are low in cholesterol?
No
Yes
No response
Do you usually read calorie/fat content/salt labels on food?
No
Yes
No response
How many times do you eat out or get take out each week?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
times
How much money do you spend per week eating out?
dollars
Are you a vegetarian?
No
Yes
No response
What percent of the time do you eat where you reside?
less than 25%
26-50%
51-75%
more than 75%
No response
Do you eat fewer meals during exam time?
No
Yes
No response
College Life
Which of the following kinds of growth is most important in college?
intellectual
athletic
social
No response
Do you drink any alcoholic beverages?
No
Yes
No response
How many hours per week do you spend drinking alcohol?
hours
How many days per week do you have at least one alcoholic drink?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
days
How many alcoholic drinks do you normally have each week?
drinks
How many parties do you go to in a month?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
parties
On average, how many 12 oz. beers do you drink at a party?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
beers
How often have you been pressured to drink?
Never
Seldom
Several times
Often
No response
Have you ever been offered marijuana?
No
Yes
No response
Did you try marijuana the first time it was offered to you?
No
Yes
No response
How many times have you ever smoked marijuana?
times
Have you smoked marijuana in the past six months?
No
Yes
No response
Have you ever tried an illegal substance (besides alcohol if you are under 21)?
No
Yes
No response
Have you ever kissed someone while you were drinking that you wouldn't have if you were not drinking?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
Have you ever kissed someone while you were smoking marijuana that you wouldn't have if you were not smoking marijuana?
No
Yes
No response
If you went to a party and were offered the following, which one would you accept?
Beer
Marijuana cigarette
No response
Do you feel that marijuana should be legalized?
No
Yes
No response
What type of TV shows do you prefer to watch?
Comedy
Drama
Sci-fi
Talk shows
News
Educational
Religious
Sports
Miniseries
Other
No response
How many extracurricular activities are you currently involved in?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
activities
How many hours per week do you exercise?
hours
How many hours per week do you spend watching TV?
hours
How many hours per week do you spend socializing?
hours
Do you have a job (are you employed)?
Full-time
Part-time
None
No response
Sports
Do you play a sport or sports (varsity, IM, pick-up)?
No
Yes
No response
How many sports have you participated in in your lifetime?
sports
How many hours per week do you participate in a sports activity?
hours
Do you think steroids make athletes more exciting to watch?
No
Yes
No response
Assuming you played sports, would you use illegal steroids to get ahead?
No
Yes
No response
Do you feel that female sports should get equal monetary support as compared to male sports?
No
Yes
No response
How many hours per week do you spend watching sports?
hours
Should everyone (if physically able) participate in a sport sometime in their life?
No
Yes
No response
Are sports overemphasized in the United States?
No
Yes
No response
Which of the following four major sports do you enjoy most?
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Ice hockey
No response
How much do you think pro athletes should be paid (on average) per year?
less than $250,000
$250,000-$500,000
$500,000-$1,000,000
$1,000,000-$2,000,000
more than $2,000,000
No response
Do you think professional sports club owners are too greedy (e.g., demanding facilities be paid for by the public with tax dollars)?
No
Yes
No response
How many times have you bet money on a sports event in the last year?
times
Were you on a sports team in high school?
No
Yes
No response
Are you (will you be) on a sports team this semester?
No
Yes
No response
How many PSU football games did you attend last year (or plan to attend this year)?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
games
Should Joe Paterno be asked to quit coaching as soon as he becomes 75 years old?
No
Yes
No response
What is your favorite professional sport?
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Football
Golf
Ice hockey
Ice skating
Soccer
Tennis
Other
No response
Family
Which of the following best describes your biological parents?
Still married
Divorced
Separated
Deceased
Never married
Don't know
No response
How many brothers do you have?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
brothers
How many sisters do you have?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
sisters
What is your marital status?
Married
Divorced
Never married, but want to get married
Not married, and don't want to get married
No response
How many children would you like to have (someday, altogether)?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
children
Females: Would you work and have your husband stay home and raise children?
Males: Would you want to stay home and raise your kids and let your wife work?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
Do you want to get married someday?
No
Yes
No response
Would you marry someone who was not able to have children (vasectomy, infertility, etc.)?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
Would you marry someone of another race?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
Do you feel it is OK for a single male to raise a child?
No
Yes
No response
Do you feel it is OK for a single female to raise a child?
No
Yes
No response
What was the age of your (mother, if you are a female, or father, if you are male) when she/he got married?
years
What was the age of your (mother, if you are a female, or father, if you are male) when she/he first became a (mother, father)?
years
At what age would you like to have your first child?
years
Music
What is your favorite kind of music?
Classical
Heavy metal
Rap
Jazz
Country
Classic rock
Top 40
Reggae
Alternative
Other
No response
What is your least favorite kind of music?
Classical
Heavy metal
Rap
Jazz
Country
Classic rock
Top 40
Reggae
Alternative
Other
No response
Does MTV show favoritism in type of music played?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
Do you belong to a music club?
No
Yes
No response
Do you watch music videos?
No
Yes
No response
Which do you prefer?
MTV
VH1
No preference
No response
Do you own a CD player or stereo?
No
Yes
No response
How many music CDs do you buy each year?
CDs
On average, how much money do you spend per month on CDs?
dollars
On average, how many hours a day do you spend listening to music?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
hours
How much are you willing to spend on a stereo system?
dollars
Do you play at least one musical instrument?
No
Yes
No response
How many "albums" have you bought in the last year?
None
1-3
4-6
7-10
More than 10
No response
Do you go to concerts?
No
Yes
No response
How many concerts have you been to in the past year?
None
One
2-3
4-5
5 or more
No response
About how many CDs or cassettes do you own?
0-10
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-100
More than 100
No response
Do you smoke while listening to concerts?
No
Yes
No response
If you were stranded on a deserted island, which would you prefer to have?
Telephone
TV
CD player/stereo
No response
Do you prefer to exercise with music or without music?
Without music
With music
No response
Do you prefer to study with music or without music?
Without music
With music
No response
Do you feel that your interests in music have broadened since coming to college?
No
Yes
No response
On a scale of 0 (not at all) to 9 (very important), how important is listening to music while you exercise?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
What is your preferred type of music while getting high?
Classical
Heavy metal
Rap
Jazz
Country
Classic rock
Top 40
Reggae
Alternative
Other
No response
Religion
How often do you practice a religion?
Regularly (at least three times per month)
Occasionally (1-2 times per month)
Only on holidays
Not at all
No response
What is your religious leaning/belief?
Agnostic
Atheist
Hindu
Muslim
Jewish
Baptist
Catholic
Lutheran
Methodist
Other
No response
Would you marry someone of a different religion than yourself?
No
Yes
No response
Do you believe that there is a God?
No
Yes
Not sure
No response
Do you believe in euthanasia (the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way, for reasons of mercy)?
No
Yes
No response
Under normal circumstances (say, excluding rape and incest), do you believe in abortion?
No
Yes
No opinion
No response
According to your religious beliefs, do you believe that sex before marriage is wrong?
No
Yes
No response
Is the religion you believe in now the same as the one you were raised up in?
No
Yes
No response
Do you believe that religion does more harm than good?
No
Yes
No response
How many times a week do you pray?
None
Once
Twice
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
More than 14
No response
At what age should the type of television programs children watch cease to be controlled?
18 or older
16-17
14-15
12-13
10-11
8-9
6-7
4-5
2-3
No age
No response
Relationships
What is the first thing you do to show that you are attracted to someone?
Smile
Make eye contact
Go up to and/or follow them
Have someone approach them for you
Other
No response
Do you have a significant other?
No
Yes
No response
Would you live with your significant other before marriage?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
How long (in weeks) do you think it is appropriate to date before engaging in sexual activity?
weeks
At what age did you start to date?
years
How many relationships (more than a couple of dates) have you had?
relationships
How long (in weeks) did your longest relationship last?
weeks
If you are not a virgin, at what age did you lose it?
years
What do you consider the ideal age to get married?
years
Have you cheated on a significant other?
No
Yes
No response
Have you ever gone out with one of your friend's ex-boyfriends/ex-girlfriends?
No
Yes
No response
Has one of your friends ever gone out with one of your ex-boyfriends/ex-girlfriends?
No
Yes
No response
If your best friend's boy/girlfriend "hit" on you, would you tell your best friend?
No
Yes
No response
Imagine for a moment that you are engaged to be married. At the last moment, your fiance(e) breaks off the engagement. Would you return the engagement ring (or want the ring returned)?
No
Yes
Not sure
No response
Hypothetically, would you stay in a committed relationship if your significant other were diagnosed with AIDS?
No
Yes
Don't know
No response
Would you date a person of a different race?
No
Yes
No response
Females: would you ask a guy to marry you?
Males: would you accept a marriage proposal from a woman?
No
Yes
No response
Do you believe in love at first sight?
No
Yes
No response
Would you date a physically challenged person?
No
Yes
No response
Would you date someone with a great personality even though you did not find them attractive?
No
Yes
No response
Should the man pay for the date if he asks for the date?
No
Yes
Go Dutch
No response
Is it OK for a woman to initiate a date?
No
Yes
No response
Should the woman pay for the date if she asks for the date?
No
Yes
Go Dutch
No response
How much older or younger do you prefer your date to be?
More than 2 years younger
1 year younger
Same age
1 year older
More than 2 years older
No response
How many different people have you dated in the last 6 months?
None
One
Two
3-5
6 or more
No response
When you are attracted to someone, do you prefer them to make the first move?
No
Yes
No response
How many times have you made the first move?
None
One
Two
3-5
6 or more
No response
How many dates should occur before one kisses for the first time?
First date
Second date
Third date
Fourth date
Fifth or later date
No response
How many times have you cheated on your significant other?
Never
Once
Twice
3 times
4 or more times
No response
Do you think that men should open doors, etc., for women?
No
Yes
No response
Which of the following types of gifts would you rather receive?
Very expensive, but not sentimental
Very sentimental, but not expensive
No response
Which of the following do you think is the stronger emotion?
Fear
Love
No response
Do you approve of same sex marriages?
No
Yes
No response
If your boyfriend/girlfriend wanted to wait until after marriage to have sex, would you stay in the relationship?
No
Yes, no matter what
Yes, but only if we definitely were going to get married
No response
Sex
Are you a virgin?
No
Yes
No response
Have you ever had a one-night stand?
No
Yes
No response
How many one-night stands have you had?
one-night stands
How many times per month do you have sex?
times
How many times a day do you think about sex?
times
How many sexual partners have you had in your lifetime?
partners
What is the oldest age of a person you would have sex with?
years
How often do you use protection?
Not sexually active
All the time
Usually
Rarely
Never
No response
When asking your partner to bed for the first time, which of the following criteria is your reason for asking?
Time you had known person
Feelings toward the person
It was the "perfect" moment
Other
No response
Would you have sex without being in a committed relationship?
No
Yes
No response
What is the ideal age of a person to have sex with?
Less than 17 years
18-21
22-24
More than 25
Any age
No response
Were you under the influence of alcohol or drugs the first time you had sex?
No
Yes
No response
When you lost your virginity, what was the person's relative age?
Older than me
Same age as me
Younger than me
No response
Has the level of your sexual activity increased since coming to college?
No
Yes
No response
How many times have you had sex with someone while under the influence?
Never
Once
Twice
3 times
4 or more times
No response
Did you think you were in a committed relationship when you lost your virginity?
No
Yes
No response
How many times have you had sex in a friend's bed?
Never
Once
Twice
3 times
4 or more times
No response
Do you think birth control should be taught in school?
Below 8th grade
9th-10th grades
11th-12th grades
College
Should not be taught in school
No response
Would you tell your significant other if you cheated on her/him?
No
Yes
No response
Do you think a relationship should be based on sexual activity?
No
Yes
No response
Do you think you will meet your significant other here at PSU?
No
Yes
No response
Would you give your significant other another chance if they cheated on you?
No
Yes
No response
If you are sexually active, which of the following ways do you prefer to have sex?
With the lights on
With the lights off
No response
Morals
If you worked in a movie theater, would you let your friends in free?
No
Yes
No response
If you saw someone drop a ten dollar bill, would you keep it?
No
Yes
No response
If you went to see the teacher's assistant about the upcoming test, and (s)he wasn't in her office, but the test was sitting on the desk, would you copy it?
No
Yes
No response
Would you have sex with your instructor for an A?
No
Yes
No response
If your instructor made a serious error in your grade in your favor, would you tell the instructor?
No
Yes
No response
If you pay for an entire date, do you expect the other person to have sex with you?
No
Yes
No response
Do you believe in capital punishment?
No
Yes
No response
Miscellaneous
If there was such a thing as time travel, which of the following would you prefer?
To live in the past
To live in the present
To live in the future
No response
If you were the only one in the class who got an A on the test, and everybody else got a C or below, which of the following action would you most likely take?
Flaunt it
Hide it
No response
If you could have one, which would you want most?
Fame
Fortune
Happiness
No response
Would you donate blood for $20?
No
Yes
No response
Do you think O.J. Simpson killed Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman?
No
Yes
No response
If you were stranded on a deserted island, which would you prefer to have?
Telephone
Television
No response
Which of the following best describes beauty?
It is in the eyes of the beholder.
It is skin deep.
No response
Are you registered to vote?
No
Yes
No response
Rate your political standing on a scale of 1 (ultra right conservative) to 5 (far left liberal).
1
2
3
4
5
What do you think the primary basis for deciding whom to vote for should be?
Religion
Political party
Gender
Special issues
No opinion
No response
Are you afraid of statistics (say, Stat 200)?
No
Yes
No response
Before college, what was your dating habit?
Did not date
Dated once in awhile
Dated often
Had a steady
Had several steadies
No response
Which do you spend the most time doing?
Working
Studying
Other
No response
Do you consume 3 or more beers (shots) at least 3 different times a week?
No
Yes
No response
How many times per month do you go to PSU sporting events?
None
Once
Twice
3 times
4 or more times
No response
Do you smoke only when you drink?
No
Yes
I never smoke
No response
